CSU coach Steve Fairchild wouldn’t shed any light on either issue when we had our annual mid-summer sit-down chat Tuesday. The full Q & A will appear at a later date.

The simple answer is he doesn’t know, on either count.

It’s no surprise he won’t name a QB starter until practice is well underway. It’s been assumed since the spring game either redshirt freshman Nico Ranieri or true freshman Pete Thomas (who enrolled a semester early) would draw the assignment.

Fairchild tossed junior Klay Kubiak’s name into the race. Kubiak has spent 19 months rehabbing from two shoulder surgeries and Fairchild is anxious to see how Kubiak performs. Bad luck has forced the Regis product into a spectator role but he knows the offense.

Even if Ranieri wins the job, expect to see Thomas at some point. “We’re going to need both Pete Thomas and Nico Ranieri,” Fairchild said.

As for the pants, he won’t decide until someone tries them on. “Before I weigh in, I’d like to see it in person.”

Of the three choices, the orange jersey/white pants look like Texas uniforms and we all know the Longhorns can afford any uniform and color combination in the universe. I think the orange jersey and dark green pants resemble Miami Hurricanes attire but not really. Just my opinion, but the orange and gold resembles some kind of fashion atrocity circa the 1980’s.

And to think, CSU already has one of the best looking uniforms in the country when the Rams wear their dark green home jerseys with the gold pants.